The Seagull's Laughter
“Sometimes it's not about whodunit... but why”
2001•12•1h 42m•5.5•Released
DramaComedy
Post-war provincial Iceland: around 1950, Freyja, who'd been a plump teen, returns from America, a widow with a 20-inch waist, seven suitcases of dresses, and a list of who ever wronged or slighted her. She moves in with an aunt and socialist uncle: finding a new husband is high on her agenda, and she's mistrusted by Agga, a pre-teen who's our eyes and ears. The social order and Freyja are more complicated than they seem at first, and so may be her prospects. Class divisions, families ties, pride, the onset of puberty, and the power of Eros sliver the ice.
Director
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Writer
Ágúst Guðmundsson
Languages
Icelandic
Studio
IsFilm
Cast
Margrét Vilhjálmsdóttir
Freyja
Ugla Egilsdóttir
Agga
Heino Ferch
Björn Theódór
Hilmir Snær Guðnason
Magnús
Kristbjörg Kjeld
Grandmother
Edda Björg Eyjólfsdóttir
Dódó
Bára Lyngdal Magnúsdóttir
Dísa
Eyvindur Erlendsson
Grandfather
Guðlaug Elísabet Ólafsdóttir
Ninna
Sigurveig Jónsdóttir
Kidda
Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir
Emilía
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Birna
Jónína Ólafsdóttir
Doctor's wife
Charlotte Bøving
Mette
Benedikt Erlingsson
Hilli
Production
Company
IsFilm
Company
Archer Street Productions
Company
Hope & Glory Film Productions GmbH
Company
Hope & Glory Pictures International
Company
Hope & Glory Pictures
Company
Det Danske Filminstitut
Producer
Kristín Atladóttir
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